6 years later~

Another chapter is done! Yay! Enjoy~~ Oh and by the way, there will be some chapters which are short and there will be some that are long. It just depends on what each chapter is about.

Erika

I was breathing hard, trying to catch my breath. God, taking on an S-rank mission for the first time is harder than I thought. I never knew that it would get this serious. I should have brought someone to help me but no, I had to go on a mission, all by myself, and – being the stubborn person I was – I didn't ask for any help.

Whatever, there's nothing I can do now but to fight back anyway.

"Where are you?" A voice said, appearing to be closer to me than I thought. I let the tree absorb my body, sinking into the comfortable feeling of hiding in nature. Wait…. I'm not going to hide in a tree while I'm on a mission! I can't fail my first S-rank mission or my reputation will be ruined!

I jumped out of the tree once I had the chance. My enemy was right there, in front of me, shocked.

"What are you?" He asked.

"I'm a Fairy Tail mage." I said. "Be gone." Vines started to rise up from the ground. "Dance my vines! Dance to your heart's content." The vines grabbed his feet and body, squeezing it until he's out of breath. He fell to the ground.

Thank god I managed to finish him, I thought and smiled. The person who put this mission up was

"Yes! Finally! I've completed an S-rank mission successfully!" I danced around happily like an idiot, knowing that no one will see me.

"Stupid girl." The criminal next to my feet whispered with his last breath. "You will regret this."

"Huh? You still have strength to talk big?" I starred down at him.

He mumbled something that I couldn't hear so I leaned down, cupping my ears to hear well. "What did you say?" I asked him. He grabbed my left leg and then a magic circle started to form. What the…? I quickly gave my foot a jerk to be free from his firm grip but he wouldn't let go. I kicked his stomach and he coughed.

"Let go of me!" I said.

"This is the last time I'm ever going to see your pretty face again." I feel creep out so I started to run away from him.

After I collected my reward I quickly returned to the guild, excited to tell my friends what I've accomplished. Within a few hours, I was in Magnolia. I pushed open the doors to my home.

"I'm back everyone!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, wanting the whole world to hear me.

"Welcome back." A few people said to me.

"Thanks."

"How was it?" Mirajane appeared from behind the counter, with a tray full of booze in her right hand.

"It was fine I guess. I mean I finished it." I smiled at her.

"Wonderful news! Congratulations on passing the S-rank test. I'll report to the master." She smiled right back at me with the smile that every boy would fall in love with. For me, that smile is warm and loving. That smile is the smile that I've started seeing everyday about a year ago when that tragic accident happened.

I nodded and then started to head for the usual table, walking past Loki who was with his 'girlfriends'. I felt bad for Loki. I knew his secret but I didn't want to tell anyone, I couldn't. Poor Loki. If only there was some way I can help him.

You see I have the ability to read one's memory the first time I touch them. I've asked him about it but he had told me not to tell anyone and that I was to keep my mouth shut. So I did.

"Hey guys!" I waved at Natsu and Gray who were doing their usual thing: fighting. "Trying to kill some time before Erza arrives?" They jumped at the mention of the red haired mage's name. They were deathly afraid of her. I had to admit, I wasn't afraid of her. She and I are really close and I know her past after all. No one likes to talk about their past. No one wants anyone to know about their past and I respect that.

I tried to make a vine grab Gray's clothes that were on the floor but they wouldn't come out. What's going on?

Natsu must've seen the confused expression on my face because he asked, "What's wrong Erika?"

"I- I don't know. I can't use my magic!" I said, my voice shaking. I know I still have magic left in my body so why can't I summon those vines?

"Did something happen when you were on the job?" Gray asked.

"N-no." I said but then remembered when that guy grabbed my leg. "At least, I don't think so but I'm not sure."

"This is not good." A voice suddenly appeared behind me.

"E-Erza!" I said. "When did you get back?"

"Never mind that now, we need to see the master." She grabbed my arm and started to drag me towards master who was sitting at the bar talking to Mira. Oh no, this is really bad.

We reached the bar and I explained what happened to master Makarov. After a few seconds of thinking he sighed and said. "Yes, I've heard of his name before. He's that really famous dispeller. My only conclusion is that he sealed away your magic."

I was speechless. Oh no, no, no, no! I was shock. I couldn't move. My feet feel weak and I fell to the ground.

"You don't need to worry. A powerful spell like that always has some kind of cache. Unfortunately, I don't know what the cache is."

"What?" Natsu, Gray, and I shouted at the same time.

Master Makarov nodded and then said, "In the mean time, why don't you just work here at Fairy Tail as a waiter like Mirajane."

I can't believe this is happening, I just became an S-class mage but I can't use my magic until I break the spell? Great. Just great. I don't even know what I need to do.

What do you guys think? I'm not going to update daily but maybe weekly. Some times, if I'm free, I'll update twice a week.